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NEW PAINTING Spruce

 


"Spruce," 24"x30", acrylic on flat panel, not yet for sale. However, all of these paintings are..... I would love to wrap one up for you!! Reach out with any questions and thanks so much for your interest in my artwork.

 

Today this showed up on my easel. Well, actually, she began arriving yesterday, and swept in full force during today's painting session, during which I was thinking of the spirit of the landscape. Specifically, the little wooded area behind my neighborhood drugstore where these twisted pines grow, and wondering what sort of wildlife called it home before the road was carved through.

This is an idea that has gripped me for a couple years now. The history of a space - whether it's an internal landscape or a legit one that I can go visit. This idea wasn't so obviously included in my work as it is here, but I am learning how better to express it.

How did I get to this point? well, if you have been one of my online students for the past 3 years, you would have had a front row seat as I worked through various challenges, studied with a variety of artists and mentors, and made lots of bad paintings (along with some pretty decent ones too). The online classroom is where I invite students in for dialogue about visualizing the things we are the most passionate about, and weaving them into our art. Weekly video shorts bring each of us closer to finding/refining our creative voices and understanding what drives us to make something.

Where am I going next? I'm not sure - but I'm following Spruce. She seems to know where to take me. (and it will be a live demonstration next Saturday at noon eastern - also recorded - where I work on the next bear painting and answer my student's questions - this will happen in the Real Time tier of my online classroom)

And if you would like to come along for the ride, please join my online classroom. A year's visit starts at $110 (there are different levels that match what you are looking to learn and the amount of engagement you wish to have). And if you are not a creative, but simply wish to support my journey, you can also do so via the "Buy Me a Coffee/Blue Some Dog Treats" option that is $4/month. There are monthly payment options as well as a year in its entirety option.

(Psst. Joining my online classroom unlocks the previous 12 months of content, so if you are curious about the roots of Spruce, you'll have a chance to dig them up!)

Thanks, as always, for following along with me and my artwork.

Be well,
Fondly, Kim

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